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New Venture
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 8:37 am
by boxerscott
A Scotsman has started up his own business and is targeting the Middle East for his Landmine Lookalikey Prayer Mat.
Prophets are going through the roof
Sailing results are in,
USA took Gold
GB took Silver
Somalia took a middle aged couple from Weymouth
Re: New Venture
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 1:27 pm
by slparry
boxerscott wrote:A Scotsman has started up his own business and is targeting the Middle East for his Landmine Lookalikey Prayer Mat.
Prophets are going through the roof
Sailing results are in,
USA took Gold
GB took Silver
Somalia took a middle aged couple from Weymouth
shame they couldn't have taken a certain ex north wales chief constable and his wife who are sailing the globe at the moment with their final salary pension of £125,000 pa
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:42 pm
by dave the german
Bitter Steve?
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:45 pm
by Blackal
A pension of £125k!?
That's feckin ridiculous!
Al
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 8:38 pm
by dave the german
yep - should have been much more for the sterling service he gave
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 8:51 pm
by andy griff
I know one should never let the facts get in the way of a good story but a slight correction is necessary.
The said CC would have had a salary of roughly £125k and if he served 30 years he would be entitled to 66% (c£82500) of that having paid 12% of his salary over the course of his service. He could take 25% of the 66% as a lump sum ( so reducing his annual pension to £60k)
It is fashionable to attack final salary pension schemes, but everyone had them until recently just the private sector could remove theirs quicker as they were not set by act of parliament . the police also have one of the highest levels of personal contribution ( now 15%) and now have to work 40 years to get reduced benefits as a result of recent changes meanwhile the MPs scheme is untouched !!
PS Steve, the said Mr Brunstrom was my Sgt many years ago - he was just the same then !
Re: New Venture
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 11:21 pm
by boxerscott
slparry wrote:boxerscott wrote:A Scotsman has started up his own business and is targeting the Middle East for his Landmine Lookalikey Prayer Mat.
Prophets are going through the roof
Sailing results are in,
USA took Gold
GB took Silver
Somalia took a middle aged couple from Weymouth
shame they couldn't have taken a certain ex north wales chief constable and his wife who are sailing the globe at the moment with their final salary pension of £125,000 pa
Steve I would like to correct you on that, there is no such thing as final salary pensions for public sector execs, they seem to recycle themselves into another double insulated public sector salary. NHS Trust, Local authority etc. He will probably end up as Chief Exec of Midd Staffs NHS or Furness Midwifery Musketeer Overseer No1.... and just as useless as the previous charlatans..... and then when exposed they get another pension.... Many thanks for turning my funny joke into something disturbing
Re: New Venture
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:48 am
by slparry
boxerscott wrote:slparry wrote:boxerscott wrote:A Scotsman has started up his own business and is targeting the Middle East for his Landmine Lookalikey Prayer Mat.
Prophets are going through the roof
Sailing results are in,
USA took Gold
GB took Silver
Somalia took a middle aged couple from Weymouth
shame they couldn't have taken a certain ex north wales chief constable and his wife who are sailing the globe at the moment with their final salary pension of £125,000 pa
Steve I would like to correct you on that, there is no such thing as final salary pensions for public sector execs, they seem to recycle themselves into another double insulated public sector salary. NHS Trust, Local authority etc. He will probably end up as Chief Exec of Midd Staffs NHS or Furness Midwifery Musketeer Overseer No1.... and just as useless as the previous charlatans..... and then when exposed they get another pension.... Many thanks for turning my funny joke into something disturbing
soz
The joke was funny
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:13 pm
by andy griff
No worries - you got a reaction and there's nothing worse than being ignored!